Diane’s POV
Jayden and I walked back to the pack in silence. The tension between us was thick, but something had changed. I could tell by the way he moved, the way his gaze flickered with something deeper than just suspicion. He had remembered something that night in the woods.
But it wasn’t enough.
I could still feel the weight of his distrust pressing down on me. And when we reached the pack house, his next words shattered any hope I had of us finally moving forward.
“Lock her up.”
My breath hitched. I turned to him, my heart pounding. “What?”
His expression was cold, unreadable. “Until I know the full truth, I can’t have you roaming free.”
Bridget, who had been waiting nearby, stepped forward in outrage. “Alpha, you can’t be serious!”
Jayden’s gaze snapped to her, his voice sha
